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Message 2/2 from Howard Chu Oct 31 '90 at 11:31 am
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Date: Wed, 31 Oct 90 11:31:47 EST
To: ekrimen@cscihp.ecst.csuchico.edu
Subject: Re: More on multisyncs
Organization: University of Michigan Math Dept., Ann Arbor
Cc:
In article <1990Oct31.062028.5300@ecst.csuchico.edu> you write:
>I'm back on the hunt for multisyncs. Here's more info on the Wuztek.
>If anyone sees any deficiencies in the specs, I'd like to know.
>Moreover, Paul, the technician I talked to at Wuztek, said that LeRoy
>Valley for ST Informer and Greg (missed his last name) from STart are
>doing reviews on this monitor; the STI article should be published in
>the next issue. Paul said that they use a Japanese monitor that a
>lot of OEMs, like Unisys, use.
>
>Here are the specs for the Omnimon Rainbow:
>
>Picture tube: 14 inch, dark-tint, non-glare, 0.31mm dot pitch, 90
> degree deflection 55% transmission
>Resolution: Maximum 1024x768 dots
>Display colors : TTL: 64/16/8/4
> Analog: unlimited
>Scanning frequency: vertical: 45Hz to 90Hz
> Horizontal: 15Khz to 36Khz
>Display area: 245mm x 180mm
>Power input: 90-130V AC (60Hz)
> 180-260V AC (50Hz)
>Power consumption: 85W
>Environmental: Operation: 0-40 degrees C
> Storage : -30 to 60 degrees C
>Dimension: 360W x 335H x 375D mm
>
>If you see anything out of the ordinary, let me know. From looking
>at my notes from other posts, the scanning freq. ranges are right.
>Chris Karchnak on Fidonet and a couple people here have seen
>Panasync's and like them. The Panasync's have 0.28mm dot pitch and
>the Wuztek has 0.31. Does it make a difference? Which one would be
>preferable?
If you want mono resolution to match the specs GDOS expects, you should
go for .28mm dot pitch. This corressponds to a 90dpi resolution, which is
what the hi-rez GDOS screen driver says it's written for. (In fact, tho,
.31mm is more like "reality," since the regular Atari mono screen is
really only giving you 80dpi.)I went for a .25mm dot pitch, for 100dpi,
but that wasn't really necessary (and would really only make a difference
when previewing DVI files or some other such stuff).
>
>The way I see it is, the Omnimon would cost $599 or I could go for a
>Panasync (approx. $450 plus Omniswitch ($80); roughly $550). The
>Omnimon comes with a switcher and a TSR for running mono and color at
>the same time via Revolver. Revolver doesn't work on the STe, so
>that does me no good.
>
You have an STe, huh. Ok. The only other consideration I would mention
is the Image Systems color graphics board for the ST. It's only for
Megas, but gives 1024x768 resolution with 16 colors out of 4096. The
blurb I saw about it mentions that it needs 48khz scan rate. I guess
it's not an issue for STe.
>Anyway, this compares well against a mono/color combo. Someone I
>know is willing to buy my color for $250. A mono monitor would cost,
>at best, $150 and then Monitor Master for $30. So, to round it off,
>it comes to around $450. The multisyncs have a 14" screen, which is
>considerably larger than the mono and even the color monitors. I use
>my ST a lot, so it may be worth the extra $100-$150. It's just a
>matter of figuring out which monitor to use.
>
>There is also a Sony monitor, which I'm told is pretty good, so I'm
>looking into that one as well.
>
>Before I decide, I think I'm going to wait for the reviews in the
>mags and try to get a look at that Sony.
>
>Thanks for all your help!!
>
>--
> Ed Krimen ...............................................
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As a last point, I got my monitor for $450 or so thru mail order. A
bit cheaper, and all the features I needed.
--
-- Howard Chu @ University of Michigan
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